Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund LLC
For the period ended Jun 30, 2025. Filed Sep 5, 2025.
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NOTES TO THE FINA NCIAL STATEMENTS
- Organization
Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund LLC (the “Fund”) was constituted as a Cayman Islands limited liability company on January 25, 2018 (the inception of the Fund) and commenced operations on February 1, 2018. In general, the Fund will hold digital assets. Historically, through the period ended June 30, 2022, a digital asset had been eligible for inclusion in the Fund’s portfolio if it satisfied market capitalization, liquidity and coverage criteria as determined by the Manager (as defined below in Note 4). From July 1, 2022 through June 5, 2025, the Fund’s digital assets consisted of digital assets that comprised the CoinDesk Large Cap Select Index (the “DLCS”), as rebalanced from time to time, subject to the Manager’s discretion to exclude individual digital assets in certain cases. The DLCS was designed and managed by CoinDesk Indices, Inc. (the “Index Provider”). Effective June 5, 2025, the Index Provider changed the DLCS to the CoinDesk 5 Index (“CD5” or the “Index”). As a result, effective June 5, 2025, the Fund Components will consist of the digital assets that make up the CD5, as rebalanced from time to time, subject to the Manager’s discretion to exclude individual digital assets in certain rules-based circumstances. The CD5 is designed and managed by the Index Provider, as discussed in Note 4. At the inception of the Fund, the digital assets included in the Fund’s portfolio were: Bitcoin, Ethereum (“Ether”), XRP, Bitcoin Cash (“BCH”) and Litecoin (“LTC”). As of June 30, 2025, the digital assets included in the Fund’s portfolio were: Bitcoin, Ethereum (“Ether”), Solana (“SOL”), XRP, and Cardano (“ADA”) (collectively, the “Fund Components”). On a quarterly basis during a period beginning 30 days before the last business day of each January, April, July, and October (each such period, an “Index Rebalancing Period”), the Manager performs an analysis and may rebalance the Fund’s portfolio based on these results in accordance with policies and procedures as set forth in the Fund’s Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “LLC Agreement”). The Fund is authorized under the LLC Agreement to create and issue an unlimited number of equal, fractional, undivided interests in the profits, losses, distributions, capital and assets of, and ownership of, the Fund (“Shares”) (in minimum baskets of 100 Shares as of June 30, 2025, referred to as “Baskets”) in connection with creations. As of June 30, 2025, the Fund did not operate a redemption program. Subject to receipt of regulatory approval and approval by the Manager in its sole discretion, the Fund may in the future operate a redemption program. On October 15, 2024, NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”) submitted an application under Rule 19b-4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) to list the Shares of the Fund on NYSE Arca. As of the date of this filing, the NYSE Arca 19b-4 application has not been approved by the SEC, and the Fund makes no representation as to when or if such approval and relief will be obtained.
The Fund’s investment objective is to hold the top digital assets by market capitalization that meet certain criteria set by the Fund and for the value of the Shares to reflect the value of such Fund Components at any given time, less the Fund’s expenses and other liabilities.
From time to time, the Fund may hold cash in U.S. dollars and positions in digital assets as a result of a fork, airdrop or similar event through which the Fund becomes entitled to another digital asset or other property by virtue of its ownership of one or more of the digital assets it then holds (each such new asset, a “Forked Asset”).
Grayscale Investments, LLC (“GSI”) was the manager of the Fund before January 1, 2025, Grayscale Operating, LLC (“GSO”) was the co-manager of the Fund from January 1, 2025 to May 3, 2025, and Grayscale Investments Sponsors, LLC (“GSIS”) was the co-manager of the Fund from January 1, 2025 to May 3, 2025 and is the sole remaining manager thereafter (each of GSI, GSO and GSIS, the “Manager”, as the context may require, and GSO and GSIS, together, the “Co-Managers”) are each an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, Inc. (“DCG”). The Manager is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Fund pursuant to the provisions of the LLC Agreement. The Manager is responsible for preparing and providing annual and quarterly reports on behalf of the Fund to investors and is also responsible for selecting and monitoring the Fund’s service providers. As partial consideration for the Manager’s services, the Fund pays Grayscale a Manager’s Fee as discussed in Note 7. The Manager also acts as the sponsor and manager of other single-asset and diversified investment products, each of which is an affiliate of the Fund. Information related to the affiliated investment products can be found on the Manager’s website at www.grayscale.com/resources/regulatory-filings. Any information contained on or linked from such website is not part of nor incorporated by reference into these audited financial statements. Several of the affiliated investment products are also SEC reporting companies with their shares registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). In addition, the following affiliated investment products are SEC reporting companies with their shares registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF, Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF, Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF, and Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF.
Authorized Participants of the Fund are the only entities who may place orders to create or redeem Baskets. As of June 30, 2025, Grayscale Securities, LLC (“Grayscale Securities” or, in such capacity, an “Authorized Participant”), a registered broker-dealer and wholly owned subsidiary of the Manager, was the only Authorized Participant, and was party to a participant agreement with the Manager and the Fund. As of June 30, 2025, the Fund engaged certain Authorized Participants and Liquidity Providers, and additional Authorized Participants and Liquidity Providers may be added at any time, subject to the discretion of the Manager. See Note 12. Subsequent Events for more information.
The custodian of the Fund is Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC (the “Custodian”), a third-party service provider. The Custodian is responsible for safeguarding the Fund Components and Forked Assets held by the Fund, and holding the private key(s) that provide access to the Fund’s digital wallets and vaults.
The transfer agent for the Fund (the “Transfer Agent”) is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. The responsibilities of the Transfer Agent are to maintain creations, redemptions, transfers, and distributions of the Fund’s Shares which are primarily held in book-entry form.
The administrator for the Fund (the “Administrator”) is BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, a division of The Bank of New York Mellon. BNY Mellon Asset Servicing provides administration and accounting services to the Fund. The Administrator’s fees are paid on behalf of the Fund by the Manager.
On October 14, 2019, the Fund received notice that its Shares were qualified for public trading on the OTCQX Best Market® (“OTCQX”) of OTC Markets Group Inc. The Fund’s trading symbol on OTCQX is “GDLC” and the CUSIP number for its Shares is G40705108. The Fund’s previous trading symbol was “GDLCF” on OTCQX and was changed to “GDLC” on April 14, 2020.
On July 21, 2020, the Fund registered with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (the “Authority”) (reference number: 1688783). As of June 30, 2025, the Fund was registered and regulated as a private fund under the Private Funds Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands (the “Private Funds Act”).
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund:
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). The Fund qualifies as an investment company for accounting purposes pursuant to the accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies. The Fund uses fair value as its method of accounting for digital assets in accordance with its classification as an investment company for accounting purposes. The Fund is not a registered investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates and these differences could be material.
The Fund conducts its transactions in Fund Components, including receiving Fund Components for the creation of Shares and delivering Fund Components for the redemption of Shares and for the payment of the Manager’s Fee. As of June 30, 2025, the Fund was not accepting redemption requests from shareholders. Since its inception, the Fund has not held cash or cash equivalents. The Manager will determine the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) on each business day as of 4:00 p.m., New York time, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Principal Market and Fair Value Determination
To determine which market is the Fund’s principal market (or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market) for purposes of calculating the Fund’s net asset value in accordance with U.S. GAAP (“Principal Market NAV”), the Fund follows ASC Topic 820-10, Fair Value Measurement, which outlines the application of fair value accounting. ASC 820-10 determines fair value to be the price that would be received for each Fund Component in a current sale, which assumes an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820-10 requires the Fund to assume that each Fund Component is sold in its principal market to market participants or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market. Market participants are defined as buyers and sellers in the principal or most advantageous market that are independent, knowledgeable, and willing and able to transact.
The Fund only receives Fund Components in connection with a creation order from the Authorized Participant (or a Liquidity Provider) and does not itself transact on any Digital Asset Markets. Therefore, the Fund looks to market-based volume and level of activity for Digital Asset Markets. The Authorized Participant(s), or a Liquidity Provider, may transact in a Brokered Market, a Dealer Market, Principal-to-Principal Markets and Exchange Markets (referred to as “Trading Platform Markets” in this Annual Report), each as defined in the FASB ASC Master Glossary (collectively, “Digital Asset Markets”).
In determining which of the eligible Digital Asset Markets is the Fund’s principal market, the Fund reviews these criteria in the following order:
First, the Fund reviews a list of Digital Asset Markets that maintain practices and policies designed to comply with anti-money laundering (“AML”) and know-your-customer (“KYC”) regulations, and non-Digital Asset Trading Platform Markets that the Fund reasonably believes are operating in compliance with applicable law, including federal and state licensing requirements, based upon information and assurances provided to it by each market.
Second, the Fund sorts these Digital Asset Markets from high to low by market-based volume and level of activity of each Fund Component traded on each Digital Asset Market in the trailing twelve months.
Third, the Fund then reviews pricing fluctuations and the degree of variances in price on Digital Asset Markets to identify any material notable variances that may impact the volume or price information of a particular Digital Asset Market.
Fourth, the Fund then selects a Digital Asset Market as its principal market based on the highest market-based volume, level of activity and price stability in comparison to the other Digital Asset Markets on the list. Based on information reasonably available to the Fund,
Trading Platform Markets have the greatest volume and level of activity for the Fund Components. The Fund therefore looks to accessible Trading Platform Markets as opposed to the Brokered Market, Dealer Market and Principal-to-Principal Markets to determine its principal market for each Fund Component. As a result of the aforementioned analysis, a Trading Platform Market has been selected as the Fund’s principal market for each Fund Component.
The Fund determines its principal market (or in the absence of a principal market the most advantageous market) annually and conducts a quarterly analysis to determine (i) if there have been recent changes to each Digital Asset Market’s trading volume and level of activity in the trailing twelve months, (ii) if any Digital Asset Markets have developed that the Fund has access to, or (iii) if recent changes to each Digital Asset Market’s price stability have occurred that would materially impact the selection of the principal market and necessitate a change in the Fund’s determination of its principal market.
The cost basis of each Fund Component received by the Fund in connection with a creation order is recorded by the Fund at the fair value of such Fund Component at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the creation date for financial reporting purposes. The cost basis recorded by the Fund may differ from proceeds collected by the Authorized Participant from the sale of the corresponding Shares to investors.
Investment Transactions and Revenue Recognition
The Fund considers investment transactions to be the receipt of Fund Components for Share creations and the delivery of Fund Components for Share redemptions, the payment of expenses in Fund Components or the sale of Fund Components when the Manager rebalances the Fund’s portfolio. At this time, the Fund is not accepting redemption requests. The Fund records its investment transactions on a trade date basis and changes in fair value are reflected as net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments. Realized gains and losses are calculated using the specific identification method. Realized gains and losses are recognized in connection with transactions including settling obligations for the Manager’s Fee and selling Fund Component(s) when the Manager rebalances the Fund’s portfolio.
Fair Value Measurement
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., the ‘exit price’) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
U.S. GAAP utilizes a fair value hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the inputs market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
The fair value hierarchy is categorized into three levels based on the inputs as follows:
Level 1—Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, these valuations do not entail a significant degree of judgment.
Level 2—Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3—Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.
The availability of valuation techniques and observable inputs can vary by investment. To the extent that valuations are based on sources that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Fair value estimates do not necessarily represent the amounts that may be ultimately realized by the Fund.
| Fair Value Measurement Using | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Amounts in thousands) · Amount at Fair Value · Level 1 · Level 2 · Level 3 | ||||||
| Assets | ||||||
| Investment in Bitcoin | $620,419 | $620,419 | $ | - | $ | - |
| Investment in Ether | $88,088 | $88,088 | $ | - | $ | - |
| Investment in XRP | $39,140 | $39,140 | $ | - | $ | - |
| Investment in SOL | $23,417 | $23,417 | $ | - | $ | - |
| Investment in ADA | $6,158 | $6,158 | $ | - | $ | - |
| $777,222 | $777,222 | $ | - | $ | - | |
| Assets | ||||||
| Investment in Bitcoin | $370,987 | $370,987 | $ | - | $ | - |
| Investment in Ether | $125,205 | $125,205 | $ | - | $ | - |
| Investment in SOL | $19,574 | $19,574 | $ | - | $ | - |
| Investment in XRP | $7,917 | $7,917 | $ | - | $ | - |
| Investment in AVAX | $3,273 | $3,273 | $ | - | $ | - |
| $526,956 | $526,956 | $ | - | $ | - | |
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-08, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60): Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets (“ASU 2023-08”). ASU 2023-08 is intended to improve the accounting for certain crypto assets by requiring an entity to measure those crypto assets at fair value each reporting period with changes in fair value recognized in net income. The amendments also improve the information provided to investors about an entity’s crypto asset holdings by requiring disclosure about significant holdings, contractual sale restrictions, and changes during the reporting period. ASU 2023-08 is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted for both interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued. The Fund adopted this new guidance on July 1, 2024, with no material impact on its financial statements and disclosures as the Fund historically used fair value as its method of accounting for digital assets in accordance with its classification as an investment company for accounting purposes.
In this reporting period, the Fund adopted FASB Accounting Standards Update 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280)—Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”). Adoption of the new standard impacted financial statement disclosures only and did not affect the Fund’s financial position or the results of its operations. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise that engage in business activities for which discrete financial information is available and regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources and to assess performance. The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Manager act as the Fund’s CODM. The Fund represents asingle operating segment, as the CODM monitors the operating results of the Fund as a whole and the Fund’s passive investment objective is pre-determined in accordance with the terms of the LLC Agreement. The financial information in the form of the Fund’s total returns, expense ratios and changes in net assets (i.e., changes in net assets resulting from operations and capital share transactions), which are used by the CODM to assess the segment’s performance, are consistent with that presented within the Fund’s financial statements. Segment assets are reflected on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities as Total assets and the only significant segment expense, the Manager’s fee, related party, is included in the accompanying Statements of Operations.
- Fair Value of Investments in Digital Assets
The Fund Components are held by the Custodian on behalf of the Fund and are carried at fair value. The following table represents the fair value of each Fund Component using the price provided at 4:00 p.m., New York time, by the relevant Digital Asset Trading Platform Market considered to be its principal market, as determined by the Fund:
| June 30, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Component | Principal Market | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Bitcoin | Crypto.com | $107,753.95 | $61,929.29 | $30,361.94 |
| Ether | Crypto.com | $2,516.23 | $3,423.00 | $1,925.83 |
| XRP(1)(2) | Coinbase | $2.32 | $0.47 | N/A |
| SOL(2) | Coinbase | $157.80 | $144.62 | $19.09 |
| ADA(2)(3)(4) | Coinbase | $0.59 | N/A | $0.29 |
| AVAX(1)(4)(5) | Coinbase | N/A | $28.47 | N/A |
| MATIC(1) | Coinbase | N/A | N/A | $0.66 |
(1)
Effective January 3, 2024, the Manager removed MATIC from the Fund’s portfolio and used the cash proceeds to purchase AVAX and XRP and adjusted the existing Fund Components in proportion to their respective weightings in accordance with the DLCS Methodology. See Note 4. Portfolio Rebalancing for a description of the portfolio rebalancing.
(2)
Effective April 4, 2025, the Manager adjusted the Fund’s portfolio by selling the existing Fund Components in proportion to their respective weightings and using the cash proceeds to purchase XRP, SOL, and ADA in accordance with the Fund Construction Criteria. See Note 4. Portfolio Rebalancing for a description of the portfolio rebalancing.
(3)
Effective April 2, 2024, the Manager removed ADA from the Fund’s portfolio and used the cash proceeds to purchase the existing Fund Components in proportion to their respective weightings in accordance with the DLCS Methodology. See Note 4. Portfolio Rebalancing for a description of the portfolio rebalancing.
(4)
Effective January 3, 2025, the Manager removed AVAX from the Fund’s portfolio and used the cash proceeds to purchase ADA and adjusted the existing Fund Components in proportion to their respective weightings and in accordance with the DLCS Methodology. See Note 4. Portfolio Rebalancing for a description of the portfolio rebalancing.
(5)
Effective January 5, 2023, the Fund removed AVAX from the Fund’s portfolio and sold the AVAX holdings to purchase additional tokens of the remaining Fund Components in proportion to their respective weightings in accordance with the DLCS Methodology. See Note 4. Portfolio Rebalancing for a description of the portfolio rebalancing.
The following represents the changes in quantity of each Fund Component and their respective fair values:
| (Amounts in thousands, except Bitcoin amounts) | Quantity | Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin balance at June 30, 2022 | 6,231.43654040 | $117,743 |
| Bitcoin contributed | - | - |
| Net Bitcoin contributed from portfolio rebalancing | 157.11106568 | 3,049 |
| Bitcoin distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (157.56894422) | (3,549) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment in Bitcoin | - | 69,386 |
| Net realized gain on investment in Bitcoin | - | 2,556 |
| Bitcoin balance at June 30, 2023 | 6,230.97866186 | $189,185 |
| Bitcoin contributed | - | - |
| Net Bitcoin distributed from portfolio rebalancing | (87.42054382) | (2,751) |
| Bitcoin distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (153.06326914) | (6,964) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment in Bitcoin | - | 180,523 |
| Net realized gain on investment in Bitcoin | - | 10,994 |
| Bitcoin balance at June 30, 2024 | 5,990.49484890 | $370,987 |
| Bitcoin contributed | - | - |
| Net Bitcoin distributed from portfolio rebalancing | (86.13516106) | (7,792) |
| Bitcoin distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (146.61647351) | (12,294) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment in Bitcoin | - | 252,302 |
| Net realized gain on investment in Bitcoin | - | 17,216 |
| Bitcoin balance at June 30, 2025 | 5,757.74321433 | $620,419 |
| (Amounts in thousands, except Ether amounts) | Quantity | Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| Ether balance at June 30, 2022 | 39,359.77040671 | $40,136 |
| Ether contributed | - | - |
| Net Ether contributed from portfolio rebalancing | 1,087.50823575 | 1,095 |
| Ether distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (1,002.14597330) | (1,568) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment in Ether | - | 34,695 |
| Net realized gain on investment in Ether | - | 1,606 |
| Ether balance at June 30, 2023 | 39,445.13266916 | $75,964 |
| Ether contributed | - | - |
| Net Ether distributed from portfolio rebalancing | (1,925.59571086) | (3,779) |
| Ether distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (941.94243493) | (2,337) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment in Ether | - | 50,085 |
| Net realized gain on investment in Ether | - | 5,272 |
| Ether balance at June 30, 2024 | 36,577.59452337 | $125,205 |
| Ether contributed | - | - |
| Net Ether distributed from portfolio rebalancing | (677.32474886) | (2,176) |
| Ether distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (892.53888068) | (2,404) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment in Ether | - | (36,331) |
| Net realized gain on investment in Ether | - | 3,794 |
| Ether balance at June 30, 2025 | 35,007.73089383 | $88,088 |
| (Amounts in thousands, except SOL amounts) | Quantity | Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| SOL balance at June 30, 2022 | 111,216.13265694 | $3,557 |
| SOL contributed | - | - |
| Net SOL contributed from portfolio rebalancing | 15,665.43529877 | 384 |
| SOL distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (2,965.67266480) | (73) |
| Net change in unrealized depreciation on investment in SOL | - | (1,186) |
| Net realized loss on investment in SOL | - | (316) |
| SOL balance at June 30, 2023 | 123,915.89529091 | $2,366 |
| SOL contributed | - | - |
| Net SOL contributed from portfolio rebalancing | 14,724.90144955 | 1,274 |
| SOL distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (3,292.00953097) | (292) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment in SOL | - | 16,330 |
| Net realized loss on investment in SOL | - | (104) |
| SOL balance at June 30, 2024 | 135,348.78720949 | $19,574 |
| SOL contributed | - | - |
| Net SOL contributed from portfolio rebalancing | 16,607.55009890 | 2,425 |
| SOL distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (3,556.38124866) | (597) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment in SOL | - | 1,849 |
| Net realized gain on investment in SOL | - | 166 |
| SOL balance at June 30, 2025 | 148,399.95605973 | $23,417 |
| (Amounts in thousands, except XRP amounts) | Quantity | Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| XRP balance at June 30, 2023 · - · $ · - | ||
| XRP contributed | - | - |
| Net XRP contributed from portfolio rebalancing | 16,922,626.498281 | 9,882 |
| XRP distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (203,318.578941) | (111) |
| Net change in unrealized depreciation on investment in XRP | - | (1,847) |
| Net realized loss on investment in XRP | - | (7) |
| XRP balance at June 30, 2024 | 16,719,307.919340 | $7,917 |
| XRP contributed | - | - |
| Net XRP contributed from portfolio rebalancing | 573,017.276190 | 648 |
| XRP distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (421,555.293104) | (695) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment in XRP | - | 30,822 |
| Net realized gain on investment in XRP | - | 448 |
| XRP balance at June 30, 2025 | 16,870,769.902426 | $39,140 |
| (Amounts in thousands, except ADA amounts) · Quantity · Fair Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ADA balance at June 30, 2022 | 10,916,582.900254 | $4,803 | |
| ADA contributed | - | - | |
| Net ADA contributed from portfolio rebalancing | 559,615.581934 | 231 | |
| ADA distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (281,295.930913) | (108) | |
| Net change in unrealized depreciation on investment in ADA | - | (1,401) | |
| Net realized loss on investment in ADA | - | (330) | |
| ADA balance at June 30, 2023 | 11,194,902.551275 | $3,195 | |
| ADA contributed | - | - | |
| Net ADA distributed from portfolio rebalancing | (10,984,888.769029) | (6,478) | |
| ADA distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (210,013.782246) | (89) | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment in ADA | - | 12,051 | |
| Net realized loss on investment in ADA | - | (8,679) | |
| ADA balance at June 30, 2024 | - | $ | - |
| ADA contributed | - | - | |
| Net ADA distributed from portfolio rebalancing | 10,568,299.628398 | 11,727 | |
| ADA distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (127,897.376884) | (96) | |
| Net change in unrealized depreciation on investment in ADA | - | (5,523) | |
| Net realized gain on investment in ADA | - | 50 | |
| ADA balance at June 30, 2025 | 10,440,402.251514 | $6,158 | |
| (Amounts in thousands, except MATIC amounts) · Quantity · Fair Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| MATIC balance at June 30, 2022 | - | $ | - |
| MATIC contributed · - · - | |||
| Net MATIC contributed from portfolio rebalancing | 2,979,195.20726440 | 2,524 | |
| MATIC distributed for Manager’s Fee, related party | (53,165.59406116) | (51) | |
| Net change in unrealized depreciation on investment in MATIC | - | (565) | |
| Net realized gain on investment in MATIC | - | 14 | |
| MATIC balance at June 30, 2023 | 2,926,029.61320324 | $1,922 | |
| MATIC contributed | - | - | |
| Net MATIC distributed from portfolio rebalancing | (2,887,850.26244458) | (2,486) | |
| MATIC distributed for Manager’s Fee, related party | (38,179.35075866) | (26) | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment in MATIC | - | 565 | |
| Net realized gain on investment in MATIC | - | 25 | |
| MATIC balance at June 30, 2024 | - | $ | - |
| (Amounts in thousands, except DOT amounts) · Quantity · Fair Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DOT balance at June 30, 2022 | 328,187.49357863 | $2,235 | |
| DOT contributed | - | - | |
| Net DOT distributed from portfolio rebalancing | (328,052.64509826) | (2,247) | |
| DOT distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (134.84848037) | (1) | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment in DOT | - | 5,103 | |
| Net realized loss on investment in DOT | - | (5,090) | |
| DOT balance at June 30, 2023 | - | $ | - |
| (Amounts in thousands, except AVAX amounts) · Quantity · Fair Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AVAX balance at June 30, 2022 | 88,973.97836461 | $1,445 | |
| AVAX contributed | - | - | |
| Net AVAX distributed from portfolio rebalancing | (87,745.50702693) | (974) | |
| AVAX distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (1,228.47133768) | (21) | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment in AVAX | - | 6,936 | |
| Net realized loss on investment in AVAX | - | (7,386) | |
| AVAX balance at June 30, 2023 | - | $ | - |
| AVAX contributed | - | - | |
| Net AVAX contributed from portfolio rebalancing | 116,340.93500452 | 4,338 | |
| AVAX distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (1,385.27021072) | (53) | |
| Net change in unrealized depreciation on investment in AVAX | - | (1,014) | |
| Net realized gain on investment in AVAX | - | 2 | |
| AVAX balance at June 30, 2024 | 114,955.66479380 | $3,273 | |
| AVAX contributed | - | - | |
| Net AVAX distributed from portfolio rebalancing | (113,418.90243682) | (4,832) | |
| AVAX distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (1,536.76235698) | (47) | |
| Net change in unrealized depreciation on investment in AVAX | - | 1,014 | |
| Net realized gain on investment in AVAX | - | 592 | |
| AVAX balance at June 30, 2025 | - | $ | - |
| (Amounts in thousands, except LTC amounts) · Quantity · Fair Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| LTC balance at June 30, 2022 | 23,725.08718334 | $1,220 | |
| LTC contributed | - | - | |
| Net LTC distributed from portfolio rebalancing | (23,715.33881688) | (1,177) | |
| LTC distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (9.74836646) | (1) | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment in LTC | - | 574 | |
| Net realized loss on investment in LTC | - | (616) | |
| LTC balance at June 30, 2023 | - | $ | - |
| (Amounts in thousands, except UNI amounts) · Quantity · Fair Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| UNI balance at June 30, 2022 | 232,687.02308212 | $1,122 | |
| UNI contributed | - | - | |
| Net UNI distributed from portfolio rebalancing | (232,591.41465073) | (1,236) | |
| UNI distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (95.60843139) | - | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment in UNI | - | 3,937 | |
| Net realized loss on investment in UNI | - | (3,823) | |
| UNI balance at June 30, 2023 | - | $ | - |
| (Amounts in thousands, except LINK amounts) · Quantity · Fair Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| LINK balance at June 30, 2022 | 158,987.59087114 | $960 | |
| LINK contributed | - | - | |
| Net LINK distributed from portfolio rebalancing | (158,922.26469191) | (989) | |
| LINK distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (65.32617923) | (1) | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment in LINK | - | 3,726 | |
| Net realized loss on investment in LINK | - | (3,696) | |
| LINK balance at June 30, 2023 | - | $ | - |
| (Amounts in thousands, except BCH amounts) · Quantity · Fair Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| BCH balance at June 30, 2022 | 6,314.20828653 | $631 | |
| BCH contributed | - | - | |
| Net BCH distributed from portfolio rebalancing | (6,311.61385070) | (660) | |
| BCH distributed for Manager's Fee, related party | (2.59443583) | - | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment in BCH | - | 1,662 | |
| Net realized loss on investment in BCH | - | (1,633) | |
| BCH balance at June 30, 2023 | - | $ | - |
- Portfolio Rebalancing
Since July 1, 2022, the Fund Components have consisted of the digital assets that make up the DLCS, as rebalanced from time to time, subject to the Manager’s discretion to exclude individual digital assets in certain cases. Effective June 5, 2025, the Index Provider changed the DLCS to the CD5. As a result, effective June 5, 2025, the Fund Components will consist of the digital assets that make up the CD5, as rebalanced from time to time, subject to the Manager’s discretion to exclude individual digital assets in certain rules-based circumstances. The CD5 is designed and managed by the Index Provider. The change from DLCS to CD5 on June 5, 2025 had no impact on the Fund Components or the respective weightings.
The process followed by the Index Provider to determine the digital assets included in the CD5 and their respective weightings in the CD5 is referred to as the “CD5 Methodology.” Through the CD5 Methodology, the Fund seeks to (i) provide large-cap coverage of the digital asset market; (ii) minimize transaction costs through low turnover of the Fund’s portfolio; and (iii) create a portfolio that could be replicated through direct purchases in the Digital Asset Market.
Effective June 5, 2025, the Index Provider reviews the CD5 for rebalancing according to the CD5 Methodology quarterly during a period beginning 30 days before the last business day of each January, April, July, and October (each such period, an “Index Rebalancing Period”). At the start of each Index Rebalancing Period, the Index Provider applies the CD5 Methodology to determine any changes to the Index Components and the respective weightings of the Index Components within CD5, as determined by the Index Provider based on market capitalization criteria (the “Index Weightings”), after which the Manager rebalances the Fund’s portfolio accordingly, subject to application of the Exclusion Criteria. In order to rebalance the Fund’s portfolio, the Manager will (i) determine whether any Fund Components have been removed from the CD5 and should therefore be removed as Fund Components, (ii) determine whether any new digital assets have been added to the CD5 and should therefore be included as Fund Components, and (iii) determine how much cash and Forked Assets the Fund holds. If a Fund Component is no longer included in the CD5, the Manager will adjust the Fund’s portfolio by selling such Fund Component in the Digital Asset Markets in proportion to their respective Fund Weightings in the Fund (“Fund Weightings”) and using the cash proceeds to purchase additional tokens of the remaining Fund Components and, if applicable, any new Fund Component in proportion to their respective weightings. The Fund Weightings of each Fund Component are generally expected to be the same as the weighting of each digital asset in the CD5 except when the Manager exercises its limited discretion to exclude one or more digital assets included in the CD5 from the Fund Components in certain rules-based circumstances, in which case the Fund Weightings are generally expected to be calculated proportionally to the respective Index Weightings for the remaining Index Components. If a digital asset not then included in the Fund’s portfolio is newly eligible for inclusion in the Fund’s portfolio because it was added to the CD5 and not excluded through the Exclusion Criteria, the Manager will adjust the Fund’s portfolio by selling tokens of the then-current Fund Components in the Digital Asset Markets in proportion to their respective Fund Weightings and using the cash proceeds to purchase tokens of the newly eligible digital assets.
From and after June 5, 2025, the Manager will rebalance the Fund’s portfolio quarterly during a period beginning on the last business day of each January, April, July and October (each such period, a “Fund Rebalancing Period”). The Manager expects each Fund Rebalancing Period to last betweenone andfive business days. The CD5, and therefore the Fund, may also be rebalanced mid-quarter, prior to the Index Rebalancing Period under extraordinary circumstances, if, for example, a digital asset is removed from the Index.
From inception through June 30, 2022, the Fund sought to hold digital assets with market capitalizations that collectively constituted at least 70%of the market capitalization of the entire digital asset market (the “Target Coverage Ratio”) and determined the Fund
Componentsby reference to fund construction criteria that consisted of market capitalization, liquidity and coverage criteria established by the Manager (the “Target Coverage Ratio Methodology”).
Effective July 1, 2022, the Fund replaced the Target Coverage Ratio Methodology with the DLCS Methodology. The change in methodology resulted in the removal of BCH, LINK, LTC, DOT, and UNI in proportion to their respective Fund Weightings on July 7, 2022 following the quarterly Fund Rebalancing Period. On July 7, 2022, the Fund recognized a realized loss of $14,895,069 in connection with the sale of 6,311.61385070 BCH,23,715.33881688 LTC,158,922.26469191 LINK,232,591.41465073 UNI and 328,052.64509826 DOT, to purchase 199.83559815 Bitcoin,1,507.83089471 Ether,451,468.27947474 ADA,4,253.16323862 SOL and 5,714.46623435 AVAX.
On October 4, 2022, the Index Provider completed the quarterly rebalancing of the DLCS and determined that Bitcoin, Ether, ADA, SOL, MATIC and AVAX met the inclusion criteria of the DLCS Index. On October 4, 2022, following the rebalancing of the Index, the Manager completed its quarterly review of the Fund’s portfolio and initiated the process of rebalancing the Fund. The Manager adjusted the Fund’s portfolio by selling the existing Fund Components in proportion to their respective Fund Weightings and using the cash proceeds to purchase SOL, AVAX and MATIC. As a result, MATIC was added to the Fund. No tokens were removed from the Fund. On October 5, 2022, following the rebalancing, the Fund recognized a realized gain of $1,133,040 in connection with the sale of 98.97782869 Bitcoin,363.52443217 Ether and 54,505.66521500 ADA, to purchase 1,776.60193605 SOL, and 3,070.74446103 AVAX and 2,879,708.35424883 MATIC.
On January 4, 2023, the Index Provider completed the quarterly rebalancing of the DLCS and determined that Bitcoin, Ether, ADA, SOL and MATIC met the inclusion criteria of the DLCS Index, but AVAX did not. On January 4, 2023, following the rebalancing of the Index, the Manager completed its quarterly review of the Fund’s portfolio and initiated the process of rebalancing the Fund. The Manager adjusted the Fund’s portfolio by selling AVAX and using the cash proceeds to purchase certain amounts of the other existing Fund Components in proportion to their respective Fund Weightings following the rebalancing. As a result of the rebalancing, AVAX was removed from the Fund. On January 5, 2023, following the rebalancing, the Fund recognized a realized loss of $7,304,129 in connection with the sale of 96,557.16902347 AVAX to purchase 53.65562532 Bitcoin,108.99277511 Ether,133,890.68719500 ADA,4,362.39069485 SOL, and 143.42553998 MATIC.
On April 4, 2023, the Index Provider completed the quarterly rebalancing of the DLCS and determined that Bitcoin, Ether, ADA, SOL and MATIC met the inclusion criteria of the DLCS Index. On April 4, 2023, following the rebalancing of the Index, the Manager completed its quarterly review of the Fund’s portfolio and initiated the process of rebalancing the Fund. The Manager adjusted the Fund’s portfolio by purchasing and selling the existing Fund Components in proportion to their respective Fund Weightings. No new tokens were added to or removed from the Fund. On April 5, 2023, following the rebalancing, the Fund recognized a realized gain of $227,762 in connection with the sale of 165.79100190 Ether to purchase 2.5976090 Bitcoin,28,762.28047849 ADA,5,273.27942925 SOL, and 99,343.42747559 MATIC.
On July 5, 2023, the Index Provider completed the quarterly rebalancing of the DLCS and determined that Bitcoin, Ether, ADA, SOL and MATIC met the inclusion criteria of the DLCS Index. On July 5, 2023, following the rebalancing of the Index, the Manager completed its quarterly review of the Fund’s portfolio and initiated the process of rebalancing the Fund. The Manager adjusted the Fund’s portfolio by purchasing and selling the existing Fund Components in proportion to their respective Fund Weightings. No new tokens were added to or removed from the Fund. On July 6, 2023, following the rebalancing, the Fund recognized a realized gain of $906,943 in connection with the sale of 645.45710183 Ether to purchase 34.54527749 Bitcoin,81,945.38000000 ADA,4,934.25000000 SOL, and 80,972.91000000 MATIC.
On October 3, 2023, the Index Provider completed the quarterly rebalancing of the DLCS and determined that Bitcoin, Ether, ADA, SOL and MATIC met the inclusion criteria of the DLCS Index. On October 3, 2023, following the rebalancing of the Index, the Manager completed its quarterly review of the Fund’s portfolio and initiated the process of rebalancing the Fund. The Manager adjusted the Fund’s portfolio by purchasing and selling the existing Fund Components in proportion to their respective Fund Weightings. No new tokens were added to or removed from the Fund. On October 4, 2023, following the rebalancing, the Fund recognized a realized gain of $149,939 in connection with the sale of 131.74000000 Ether and 9,814.74000000 MATIC to purchase 4.60330000 Bitcoin,19,528.13080000 ADA, and 3,893.97900000 SOL.
On January 3, 2024, the Index Provider completed the quarterly rebalancing of the DLCS and determined that Bitcoin, Ether, ADA, SOL, AVAX and XRP met the inclusion criteria of the DLCS Index. On January 3, 2024, following the rebalancing of the Index, the Manager completed its quarterly review of the Fund’s portfolio and initiated the process of rebalancing the Fund. The Manager adjusted the Fund’s portfolio by purchasing and selling the existing Fund Components in proportion to their respective Fund Weightings and using the cash proceeds to purchase AVAX and XRP. As a result of the rebalancing, AVAX and XRP were added to the Fund, and MATIC was removed from the Fund. On January 4, 2024, following the rebalancing, the Fund recognized a realized gain of $7,968,963 in connection with the sale of 189.52612820 Bitcoin,1,345.61184068 Ether,318,034.15333200 ADA, and 2,959,008.43244458 MATIC to purchase 111.26066974 SOL,16,538,863.15409700 XRP, and,111,647.44818623 AVAX.
On April 2, 2024, the Index Provider completed the quarterly rebalancing of the DLCS and determined that Bitcoin, Ether, SOL, AVAX and XRP met the inclusion criteria of the DLCS Index. On April 2, 2024, following the rebalancing of the Index, the Manager completed itsquarterly review of the Fund’s portfolio and initiated the process of rebalancing the Fund. The Manager adjusted the Fund’s portfolio by purchasing and selling the existing Fund Components in proportion to their respective Fund Weightings. As a result of the rebalancing, ADA was removed from the Fund. On April 3, 2024, following the rebalancing, the Fund recognized a realized loss of $8,236,118 in connection with the sale of 10,769,799.360314 ADA to purchase 62.95700689 Bitcoin,197.21323165 Ether,5,785.41177981 SOL,383,763.344184 XRP, and 4,693.48681829 AVAX.
On July 2, 2024, the Index Provider completed the quarterly rebalancing of the DLCS and determined that Bitcoin, Ether, SOL, XRP, and AVAX met the inclusion criteria of the DLCS Index. On July 2, 2024, following the rebalancing of the Index, the Manager completed its quarterly review of the Fund’s portfolio and initiated the process of rebalancing the Fund. The Manager adjusted the Fund’s portfolio by purchasing and selling the existing Fund Components in proportion to their respective Fund Weightings. No new tokens were added to or removed from the Fund. On July 3, 2024, following the rebalancing, the Fund recognized a realized gain of $777,961 in connection with the sale of 8.51348210 Bitcoin and 122.29384902 Ether to purchase 4,851.33537551 SOL,4,504.89019509 AVAX, and 155,155.893956 XRP.
On October 2, 2024, the Index Provider completed the quarterly rebalancing of the DLCS and determined that Bitcoin, Ether, SOL, XRP and AVAX met the inclusion criteria of the DLCS Index. On October 2, 2024, following the rebalancing of the Index, the Manager completed its quarterly review of the Fund’s portfolio and initiated the process of rebalancing the Fund. The Manager adjusted the Fund’s portfolio by purchasing and selling the existing Fund Components in proportion to their respective Fund Weightings. No new tokens were added to or removed from the Fund. On October 3, 2024, following the rebalancing, the Fund recognized a realized gain of $339,366 in connection with the sale of 5.19268958 Bitcoin and 47.44601825 Ether to purchase 1,564.99954476 SOL,3,325.36582960 AVAX, and 215,950.368619 XRP.
On January 3, 2025, the Index Provider completed the quarterly rebalancing of the DLCS and determined that Bitcoin, Ether, SOL, XRP, and ADA met the inclusion criteria of the DLCS Index. On January 3, 2025, following the rebalancing of the Index, the Manager completed its quarterly review of the Fund’s portfolio and initiated the process of rebalancing the Fund. The Manager adjusted the Fund’s portfolio by purchasing and selling AVAX and certain existing Fund Components in proportion to their respective Fund Weightings and using the cash proceeds to purchase ADA. As a result of the rebalancing, ADA was added to the Fund and AVAX was removed from the Fund. On January 4, 2025, following the rebalancing, the Fund recognized a realized gain of $6,907,147 in connection with the sale of 57.73992592 Bitcoin,399.19145855 Ether, and 121,249.15846151 AVAX to purchase 1,551.54616083 SOL,10,539,970.7637110 ADA, and 49,915.814935 XRP.
On April 2, 2025, the Index Provider completed the quarterly rebalancing of the DLCS and determined that Bitcoin, Ether, SOL, XRP, and ADA met the inclusion criteria of the DLCS Index. On April 2, 2025, following the rebalancing of the Index, the Manager completed its quarterly review of the Fund’s portfolio and initiated the process of rebalancing the Fund. The Manager adjusted the Fund’s portfolio by purchasing and selling the existing Fund Components in proportion to their respective Fund Weightings. No new tokens were added to or removed from the Fund. On of April 3, 2025, follo wing the rebalancing, the Fund recognized a realized gain of $1,247,808 in connection with the sale of 14.68906346 Bitcoin and 108.39342304 Ether to purchase 28,328.864687 ADA,8,639.66901780 SOL, and 151,995.198680 XRP.
- Creations and Redemptions of Shares
At June 30, 2025 and 2024, there were an unlimited number of Shares authorized by the Fund. The Fund creates (and, should the Fund commence a redemption program, redeems) Shares from time to time, but only in one or more Baskets. The creation and redemption of Baskets on behalf of investors are made by the Authorized Participant in exchange for the delivery of tokens of each Fund Component to the Fund, or the distribution of tokens of each Fund Component by the Fund, plus cash representing the Forked Asset Portion, if any, and the U.S. Dollar portion, if any. As of June 30, 2025, the amount of tokens of each Fund Component required for each Creation Basket or redemption Basket was determined by dividing (x) the total amount of tokens of such Fund Component held by the Fund at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on such trade date of a creation or redemption order, after deducting the amount of tokens of each Fund Component payable as the Manager’s Fee and the amount of tokens of such Fund Component payable as a portion of Additional Fund Expenses (as defined in Note 7), by (y) the number of Shares outstanding at such time and multiplying the quotient obtained by 100. Each Share represented approximately 0.0004 of one Bitcoin,0.0022 of one Ether,0.0094 of one SOL,1.0632 XRP, and 0.6580 of one ADA, at June 30, 2025. Each Share represented approximately 0.0004 of one Bitcoin,0.0023 of one Ether,0.0085 of one SOL,1.0537 of one XRP, and 0.0072 of one AVAX at June 30, 2024.
The cost basis of investments in each Fund Component recorded by the Fund is the fair value of each Fund Component, as determined by the Fund, at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the date of transfer to the Fund by the Authorized Participant, or Liquidity Provider, based on the Creation Baskets. The cost basis recorded by the Fund may differ from proceeds collected by the Authorized Participant from the sale of each Share to investors. The Authorized Participant or Liquidity Provider may realize significant profits buying, selling, creating, and, if permitted, redeeming Shares as a result of changes in the value of Shares or each Fund Component. In addition, the Authorized Participant or Liquidity Provider may realize significant profits through the sale of digital assets during a Fund Rebalancing Period.
At this time, the Fund is not operating a redemption program and is not accepting redemption requests. Subject to receipt of regulatory approval and approval by the Manager in its sole discretion, the Fund may in the future operate a redemption program. Further, the Fund is registered and regulated as a private fund under the Private Funds Act. The Authority has supervisory and enforcement powers to ensure the Fund’s compliance with the Private Funds Act. The regulatory analysis of the Fund in the Cayman Islands will change upon the listing of the Shares on NYSE Arca and operating a redemption program. At the time of listing, the Fund intends to apply to de-register as a private fund with the Authority on the basis that the Fund will not be registrable with the Authority as an investment fund by virtue of the Shares being listed on the NYSE Arca being a recognized stock exchange by the Authority.
- Income Taxes
The Government of the Cayman Islands does not, and will not, under existing Cayman law, impose any income, corporate or capital gains tax, estate duty, inheritance tax, gift tax or withholding tax upon the Fund or the shareholders. Interest, dividends and gains payable to the Fund and all distributions by the Fund to shareholders will be received free of any Cayman Islands income or withholding taxes.
The Fund has elected to be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Manager believes that the Fund will not be treated as engaged in a trade or business in the United States and thus will not derive income that is treated as “effectively connected” with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States (“effectively connected income”) under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and corresponding tax regulations (e.g., including under Sections 861 through 865). There can, however, be no complete assurance in this regard. If the Fund were treated as engaged in a trade or business in the United States, it would be subject to U.S. federal income tax, at the rates applicable to U.S. corporations (currently, at the rate of 21%), on its net effectively connected income. Any such income might also be subject to U.S. state and local income taxes. In addition, the Fund would be subject to a 30% U.S. branch profits tax in respect of its “dividend equivalent amount,” as defined in Section 884 of the Code, attributable to its effectively connected income (generally, the after-tax amount of certain effectively connected income that is not treated as reinvested in the trade or business).
If the Fund were treated as engaged in a trade or business in the United States during any taxable year, it would be required to file a U.S. federal income tax return for that year, regardless of whether it recognized any effectively connected income. If the Fund did not file U.S. federal income tax returns and were later determined to have engaged in a U.S. trade or business, it would generally not be entitled to offset its effectively connected income and gains against its effectively connected losses and deductions (and, therefore, would be taxable on its gross, rather than net, effectively connected income). If the Fund recognizes any effectively connected income, the imposition of U.S. taxes on such income may have a substantial adverse effect on the return to shareholders.
Due to the new and evolving nature of digital assets and a general absence of clearly controlling authority with respect to digital assets, many significant aspects of the U.S. federal income tax treatment of digital assets (including with respect to the amount, timing, and character of income recognition) are uncertain. The Manager believes that, in general, gains and losses recognized by the Fund from the sale or other disposition of digital assets will be treated as capital gains or losses. However, it is possible that the IRS will not agree with the Fund’s U.S. federal tax treatment of digital assets.
In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Fund has defined the threshold for recognizing the benefits of tax return positions in the financial statements as “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the applicable taxing authority and requires measurement of a tax position meeting the “more-likely-than-not” threshold, based on the largest benefit that is more than 50% likely to be realized. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current period. As of, and during the years ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax amounts. However, the Manager’s conclusions concerning its determination of “more likely than not” tax positions may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance, and ongoing analyses of and changes to tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.
The Manager of the Fund has evaluated whether or not there are uncertain tax positions that require financial statement recognition and has determined that no reserves for uncertain tax positions related to federal, state and local income taxes existed as of June 30, 2025 or June 30, 2024.
- Related Parties
The Fund considered the following entities, their directors and certain employees to be related parties of the Fund as of June 30, 2025: DCG, GSO, GSIS, and Grayscale Securities. As of June 30, 2025 and 2024,1,058,657 and 1,055,487 Shares of the Fund were held by related parties of the Fund, respectively.
Genesis Global Trading, Inc. filed a certificate of dissolution in August 2024, and has therefore been removed from the list of related parties.
In accordance with the LLC Agreement governing the Fund, the Fund pays a fee to the Manager, calculated as 2.5%of the aggregate value of the Fund’s digital asset holdings, less its liabilities (which include any accrued but unpaid expenses up to, but excluding, the date of calculation), as calculated and published by the Manager or its delegates (the “Manager’s Fee”). The Manager’s Fee accrues dailyin U.S. dollars and is payable in Fund Components then held by the Fund in proportion to their respective Fund Component’s Weighting. The U.S. dollar amount of the Manager’s Fee will be converted into Fund Components on a daily basis by multiplying such U.S. dollar amount by the Weighing for each Fund Component and dividing the resulting product for each Fund Component by the U.S. dollar value for such Fund Component on such day. For purposes of these financial statements, the U.S. dollar value of Fund Components is determined by reference to the Digital Asset Trading Platform Market that the Fund considers its principal market as of 4:00 p.m., New York time, on each valuation date. No Forked Assets have been distributed in payment of the Manager’s Fee during the years ended June 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023.
As partial consideration for receipt of the Manager’s Fee, the Manager shall assume and pay all fees and other expenses incurred by the Fund in the ordinary course of its affairs, excluding taxes, but including marketing fees; the administrator fee, if any; custodian fees; transfer agent fees; the fees and expenses related to the listing, quotation or trading of the Shares on any secondary market (including customary legal, marketing and audit fees and expenses) in an amount up to $600,000 in any given fiscal year; ordinary course legal fees and expenses; audit fees; regulatory fees, including, if applicable, any fees relating to the registration of the Shares under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and fees relating to registration and any other regulatory requirements in the Cayman Islands; printing and mailing costs; the costs of maintaining the Fund’s website and applicable license fees (together, the “Manager-paid Expenses”).
The Fund may incur certain extraordinary, non-recurring expenses that are not Manager-paid Expenses, including, but not limited to, taxes and governmental charges, expenses and costs of any extraordinary services performed by the Manager (or any other service provider) on behalf of the Fund to protect the Fund or the interests of shareholders (including in connection with any Forked Assets), any indemnification of the Custodian or other agents, service providers or counterparties of the Fund, the fees and expenses related to the listing, quotation or trading of the Shares on any secondary market (including legal, marketing and audit fees and expenses) to the extent exceeding $600,000 in any given fiscal year and extraordinary legal fees and expenses, including any legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with litigation, regulatory enforcement or investigation matters (collectively, “Additional Fund Expenses”). In such circumstances, the Manager or its delegate (i) will instruct the Custodian to withdraw from the digital asset accounts Fund Components in proportion to their respective Fund Weightings at such time and in such quantity as may be necessary to permit payment of such Additional Fund Expenses and (ii) may either (x) cause the Fund (or its delegate) to convert such Fund Components into U.S. dollars or other fiat currencies at the price per single unit of such asset (determined net of any associated fees) at which the Fund is able to sell such asset or (y) when the Manager incurs such expenses on behalf of the Fund, cause the Fund (or its delegate) to deliver such Fund Components, and/or Forked Assets in kind to the Manager, in each case in such quantity as may be necessary to permit payment of such Additional Fund Expenses.
For years ended June 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023, the Fund incurred Manager’s Fees of$16,131,655,$9,872,855 and$5,372,916, respectively. As of June 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023, there wereno accrued and unpaid Manager’s Fees. In addition, the Manager may pay Additional Fund Expenses on behalf of the Fund, which are reimbursable by the Fund to the Manager. For the years ended June 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023, the Manager didnot pay any Additional Fund Expenses on behalf of the Fund.
On March 2, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Manager approved the purchase by DCG, the indirect parent company of the Manager, of up to an aggregate total of $200 million worth of Shares of the Fund and shares of any of the following five investment products the Manager also acts as the sponsor and manager of, including Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (NYSE Arca: GBTC), Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust (BCH) (OTCQX: BCHG), Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF (NYSE Arca: ETHE), Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust (ETC) (OTCQX: ETCG), and Grayscale Stellar Lumens Trust (XLM) (OTCQX: GXLM). Subsequently, DCG authorized such purchase. The Share purchase authorization does not obligate DCG to acquire any specific number of Shares in any period, and may be expanded, extended, modified, or discontinued at any time. From March 2, 2022 through June 30, 2025, DCG had not purchased any Shares of the Fund.
- Risks and Uncertainties
The Fund is subject to various risks including market risk, liquidity risk, and other risks related to its concentration in digital assets. Investing in digital assets is currently highly speculative and volatile.
The Principal Market NAV of the Fund, calculated by reference to the principal market prices in accordance with U.S. GAAP, relates primarily to the value of the Fund Components, and fluctuations in the prices of such Fund Components could materially and adversely affect an investment in the Shares of the Fund. The prices of the Fund Components have a very limited history. During such history, the market prices of such Fund Components have been volatile and subject to influence by many factors including the levels of liquidity. If Digital Asset Markets continue to experience significant price fluctuations, the Fund may experience losses. Several factors may affect the market price of the Fund Components, including, but not limited to, global supply and demand of such Fund Components, theft of such Fund Components from global trading platforms or vaults, competition from other forms of digital currency or payment services, global or regional political, economic or financial conditions, and other unforeseen events and situations.
The Fund Components are commingled, and the Fund’s shareholders have no specific rights to any specific Fund Component. In the event of the insolvency of the Fund, its assets may be inadequate to satisfy a claim by its shareholders.
There is currently no clearing house for the Fund Components, nor is there a central or major depository for the custody of such Fund Components. There is a risk that some or all of the Fund Components could be lost or stolen. There can be no assurance that the Custodian will maintain adequate insurance or that such coverage will cover losses with respect to the Fund Components. Further, transactions in the Fund Components are irrevocable. Stolen or incorrectly transferred Fund Components may be irretrievable. As a result, any incorrectly executed Fund Component transactions could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), at least under the prior administration, has stated that certain digital assets may be considered “securities” under the federal securities laws. The test for determining whether a particular digital asset is a “security” is complex and difficult to apply, and the outcome is difficult to predict. A number of SEC and SEC staff actions with respect to a variety of digital assets demonstrate this difficulty. For example, public though non-binding, statements by senior officials at the SEC have indicated that the SEC did not consider Bitcoin or Ether to be securities, and does not currently consider Bitcoin to be a security. In addition, the SEC appears to have implicitly taken the view that Ether is not a security (i) by not objecting to Ether futures trading on Commodity Futures Trading Commission-regulated markets under rules designed for futures on non-security commodity underliers and (ii) by approving the listing and trading of exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) that invest in Ether (i.e., approving the redemption of shares of such ETPs) under the rules for commodity-based trust shares, without requiring these ETPs to be registered as investment companies. Likewise, in various courts filings and arguments the SEC has distinguished Ether from assets that it claimed were securities, and in judicial opinions, courts have accepted or even assumed that Ether is not a security. Moreover, in a recent settlement with another market participant relating to allegations that it acted as an unregistered broker-dealer for facilitating trading in certain digital assets, the SEC highlighted that the firm would cease trading in all digital assets other than Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Ether—activity that, if the SEC believed Ether was presently a security—would continue to constitute unregistered brokerage activity. The SEC staff has also provided informal assurances via no-action letter to a handful of promoters that their digital assets are not securities. Moreover, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance has published statements that it does not consider, under certain circumstances, “meme coins” or some stablecoins to be securities. However, such statements may be withdrawn at any time without notice and comment by the Division of Corporation Finance at the SEC or the SEC itself. In addition, the SEC has brought enforcement actions against the issuers and promoters of several other digital assets on the basis that the digital assets in question are securities and has not formally or explicitly confirmed that it does not deem Ether to be a security. These developments demonstrate the difficulty in applying the federal securities laws to digital assets generally. In January 2025, the SEC launched a crypto task force dedicated to developing a comprehensive and clear regulatory framework for digital assets led by Commissioner Hester Peirce. Subsequently, Commissioner Peirce announced a list of specific priorities to further that initiative, which included pursuing final rules related to a digital asset’s security status, a revised path to registered offerings and listings for digital assets-based investment vehicles, and clarity regarding digital asset custody, lending, and staking. However, the efforts of the crypto task force have only just begun, and how or whether the SEC regulates digital asset activity in the future remains to be seen.
In June 2023, the SEC brought charges against the Digital Asset Trading Platforms Binance and Coinbase for alleged violations of a variety of securities laws. In its complaints, the SEC asserted that SOL, ADA, MATIC, FIL, ATOM, SAND, MANA, ALGO, AXS, COTI, CHZ, FLOW, ICP, NEAR, VGX, DASH and NEXO, are securities under the federal securities laws. In addition, in November 2023, the SEC brought charges against the Digital Asset Trading Platform Kraken, for alleged violations of a variety of securities laws. In September 2024, the SEC filed an enforcement action against Mango Labs, LLC, Mango DAO, and Blockworks Foundation, and in October 2024, the SEC filed an enforcement action against Cumberland DRW, LLC, in both instances describing a number of digital assets, including SOL, as examples of “crypto assets that are offered and sold as securities.” In February 2025, the SEC announced it had filed a joint stipulation with Coinbase to dismiss the enforcement action against it. In March 2025, the SEC announced it had dismissed its enforcement action against Cumberland DRW, LLC.
Further, Ripple Labs, Inc. (“Ripple”), the company that retains a key role in stewarding the development of XRP, is currently a defendant in a federal class-action lawsuit filed by certain XRP holders that alleges that XRP is a security issued by Ripple. In addition, in 2020 the SEC filed a complaint against the issuer of XRP, Ripple Labs, Inc., and two of its executives, alleging that they raised more than $1.3 billion through XRP sales that should have been registered under the federal securities laws, but were not. Subsequently, in July 2023, the District Court for the Southern District of New York held that while XRP is not a “security”, certain sales of XRP to certain buyers (but not other types of sales to other buyers) amounted to “investment contracts” under the Howey test. The District Court entered a final judgment in the case on August 7, 2024 and the parties each dismissed their appeals to the Second Circuit on August 7, 2025.
SOL, XRP, and ADA are currently Fund Components held by the Fund representing approximately 8.84% of the Fund’s Principal Market NAV as of June 30, 2025. If a Fund Component is determined to be a “security” under federal or state securities laws by the SEC or any other agency, or in a proceeding in a court of law or otherwise, it may have material adverse consequences for such Fund Component.
For example, it may become more difficult for such Fund Component to be traded, cleared and custodied as compared to other digital assets that are not considered to be securities, which could, in turn, negatively affect the liquidity and general acceptance of such Fund Component and cause users to migrate to other digital assets. As such, any determination that a Fund Component is a security under federal or state securities laws may adversely affect the value of such Fund Component and, as a result, an investment in the Shares.
To the extent that a Fund Component is determined to be a security, the Fund and the Manager may also be subject to additional regulatory requirements, including under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Manager may be required to register as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. If the Manager determines not to comply with such additional regulatory and registration requirements, the Manager will terminate the Fund. Any such termination could result in the liquidation of the Fund’s digital assets at a time that is disadvantageous to shareholders.
To the extent a private key, held by the Custodian, required to access a Fund Component address is lost, destroyed or otherwise compromised and no backup of the private key is accessible, the Fund may be unable to access the relevant Fund Component controlled by the private key and the private key will not be capable of being restored by the network of such Fund Component. The processes by which the Fund Component transactions are settled are dependent on the peer-to-peer network of such Fund Component, and as such, the Fund is subject to operational risk. A risk also exists with respect to previously unknown technical vulnerabilities, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund Component.
The Fund relies on third-party service providers to perform certain functions essential to its operations. Any disruptions to the Fund’s service providers’ business operations resulting from business failures, financial instability, security failures, government mandated regulation or operational problems could have an adverse impact on the Fund’s ability to access critical services and be disruptive to the operations of the Fund.
The Manager and the Fund may be subject to various litigation, regulatory investigations, and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of its business.
- Quarterly Statements of Operations
Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2025 and 2024
| Three Months Ended (unaudited) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Amounts in thousands) | Sept-30, 2024 | Dec-31, 2024 | Mar-31, 2025 | Jun-30, 2025 | Year EndedJune 30,2025 |
| Expenses | |||||
| Manager's Fee, related party | $3,135 | $4,138 | $4,414 | $4,446 | $16,133 |
| Net investment loss | $(3,135) | $(4,138) | $(4,414) | $(4,446) | $(16,133) |
| Net realized and unrealized (loss) gain from: | |||||
| Net realized gain on investments in digital assets | 3,140 | 3,708 | 10,530 | 4,888 | 22,266 |
| Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on investments in digital assets | (20,358) | 232,027 | (141,229) | 173,693 | 244,133 |
| Net realized and unrealized (loss) gain on investments | (17,218) | 235,735 | (130,699) | 178,581 | 266,399 |
| Net (decrease) increase in net assets resulting from operations | $(20,353) | $231,597 | $(135,113) | $174,135 | $250,266 |
| Three Months Ended (unaudited) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Amounts in thousands) | Sept-30, 2023 | Dec-31, 2023 | Mar-31, 2024 | Jun-30, 2024 | Year EndedJune 30,2024 |
| Expenses | |||||
| Manager's Fee, related party | $1,584 | $1,980 | $2,882 | $3,426 | $9,872 |
| Net investment loss | $(1,584) | $(1,980) | $(2,882) | $(3,426) | $(9,872) |
| Net realized and unrealized (loss) gain from: | |||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on investments in digital assets | 1,701 | 1,343 | 10,033 | (5,574) | 7,503 |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments in digital assets | (32,520) | 134,194 | 225,325 | (70,306) | 256,693 |
| Net realized and unrealized (loss) gain on investments | (30,819) | 135,537 | 235,358 | (75,880) | 264,196 |
| Net (decrease) increase in net assets resulting from operations | $(32,403) | $133,557 | $232,476 | $(79,306) | $254,324 |
- Financial Highlights Per Share Performance
| Years Ended June 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Per Share Data: | |||
| Principal Market NAV, beginning of year | $33.21 | $17.18 | $10.96 |
| Net increase in net assets from investment operations | |||
| Net investment loss | (1.02) | (0.62) | (0.34) |
| Net realized and unrealized gain | 16.79 | 16.65 | 6.56 |
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 15.77 | 16.03 | 6.22 |
| Principal Market NAV, end of year | $48.98 | $33.21 | $17.18 |
| Total return | 47.49% | 93.31% | 56.75% |
| Ratios to average net assets: | |||
| Net investment loss | -2.50% | -2.50% | -2.50% |
| Expenses | -2.50% | -2.50% | -2.50% |
An individual shareholder’s return, ratios, and per Share performance may vary from those presented above based on the timing of Share transactions. The amount shown for a Share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to the number of Shares issued in Creations occurring at an operational value derived from an operating metric as defined in the LLC Agreement.
Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the Principal Market NAV at the beginning of the year and assuming redemption on the last day of the year.
- Indemnifications
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into certain contracts that provide a variety of indemnities, including contracts with the Manager and affiliates of the Manager, DCG and its officers, directors, employees, subsidiaries and affiliates, and the Custodian as well as others relating to services provided to the Fund. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these and its other indemnities is unknown. However, no liabilities have arisen under these indemnities in the past and, while there can be no assurances in this regard, there is no expectation that any will occur in the future. Therefore, the Manager does not consider it necessary to record a liability in this regard.
- Subsequent Events
On July 31, 2025, the Index Provider completed the quarterly rebalancing of the CD5 and determined that Bitcoin, Ether, SOL, XRP, and ADA met the inclusion criteria of the CD5 Index. On August 1, 2025, following the rebalancing of the Index, the Manager completed its quarterly review of the Fund’s portfolio and initiated the process of rebalancing the Fund. The Manager adjusted the Fund’s portfolio by purchasing and selling the existing Fund Components in proportion to their respective Fund Weightings. No new tokens were added to or removed from the Fund. As of August 1, 2025, following the rebalancing, the Fund Components consisted of 75.83% Bitcoin,14.28% Ether,5.99% XRP,3.01% SOL, and 0.89% ADA, and each of the Fund’s Shares represented 0.0004 Bitcoin,0.0022 Ether,1.0738 XRP,0.0098 SOL, and 0.6568 ADA.
As of the close of business on September 2, 2025, the fair value of each Fund Component, determined in accordance with the Fund’s accounting policy, was$110,834.00 per Bitcoin,$4,274.75 per Ether,$205.50 per SOL,$2.83 per XRP and$0.82 per ADA.
There are no known events that have occurred that require disclosure other than that which has already been disclosed in these notes to the financial statements.
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